New Zealand: Ngāwhā Geothermal Power Station to Jump Start Innovation and Enterprise Park

Ngāwhā business park could create more than 500 jobs, Far North Holdings says (New Zealand Herald)

Glasshouse horticulture, graphite production, timber drying, house construction, honey, native leaf teas and manuka oil extraction are among the industries which have so far shown interest in a proposed industrial park near Kaikohe.

Council-owned company Far North Holdings (FNH) is developing plans for Ngāwhā Innovation and Enterprise Park on what is currently a dairy farm near Ngāwhā Springs, and says it could create more than 500 jobs.

The park's location is across State Highway 12 from a geothermal power station being built by Top Energy and due to start producing electricity in mid-2020. Low-cost power direct from the new plant is one of the attractions touted for the industrial park.

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From the Global Geothermal News archives:

• Thursday, March 21, 2019 - New Zealand: 28 MW Expansion of Ngāwhā Geothermal Power Station to be Completed by October 2020
• Friday, March 15, 2019 - New Zealand: Proposed Innovation and Enterprise Park Would Expand Use of Geothermal Resource
• Monday, September 24, 2018 - New Zealand: Testing Begins at 28 MW Ngāwhā Geothermal Power Plant Extension Project
• Thursday, May 10, 2018 - New Zealand: Drilling for 28 MW Extension of Ngāwhā Geothermal Power Station to Resume
• Thursday, May 16, 2013 - New Zealand: Ngāwhā's Geothermal Power Plant Expansion Promises Economic Boost